You know you're getting older when younger people you talk to haven'y heard of certain songs, Tv programmes, artists and movies. One such movie that I erge the 'youngsters' to discover is John Carpenters Big Trouble in Little China.It comes from the second age of John Carpenter, after his genius movies, but before he got crap.
Produced by Twentieth Century Fox, it's a bizarre mix of genres that the artistically bankrupt studio wouldn't even attempt today. It combines an action adventure, comedy, horror, ghost, oriental kung-fu movie....in the traditional Carpenter Western format.
Kurt Russell creates one of the greatest screen characters ever with Jack Burton, a big headed but kind hearted lunk, who's never as capable or as tough as he'd like to think he is (and he obviously thinks he's John Wayne). Kim Cattrell is cute, James Wong trades witty banter with Russell well and everybody's having a blast. It has Carpenter's best score, the script is witty and glouriously bonkers and the visual fusion of contemporary western city meets ancient oriental culture is unique in all cinema.
So kiddies...go watch Big Trouble 'cause you rarely get something this original out of a hollywood studio theses days. Then again...did you ever?
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